In the midst of another snow storm, here are a few shots from my trip to the Allan Gardens Spring Show last Saturday – shot in the midst of another snow storm. The Spring Show isn’t the cornucopia of bloom that the Easter Show will be. Still. Any port in a storm. While, outside, Allan Gardens goes monochrome, enjoy that thing called “colour.”
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!
A yellllllllllllllllllllllow sandwich, on whole-grain orange and pink. (Before you ask, those are marble peppers.)
Pink, pink, PIIIIIIIINNNNNNNKKKKKK! The cyclamens almost broke the camera.
Even outside, there’s this red-headed hedge. Thank you, dogwood, for the reminder.
The white mat of snow makes the hoardings around the water-main repair in the park look particularly brilliant
The mural – titled All My Relations – tells a history of native Canadians. Read more about it here. [Update: in 2016, this link is no longer active]
Helen Battersby is a gardener, a writer, a power-walker and a garden coach, not always in that order!
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Yes! In the midst of all the snow and cold, the green and all the other bright colors inside must be energizing.
We're going into sensory deprivation with all this snow, Alison. Nevertheless, spring IS on its way, slowly but surely.
Enjoyed my visit today. Nice tour of the show. Even with all the cold we are all having, the flower show does us well! JC
That it does!
Hello Helen ! I love the architecture of those buildings and the mono chrome look to it all with that photograph was gorgeous. Yes .. we are all going to need a BIG break from all of this WHITE pretty soon … another storm is kicking in and more snow falling .. I am going to go bonkers or make another plant order … hum ? .. maybe I should do both ? LOL Love the fabulous colour from the mural ! Joy : )
Nice to see you, Joy! Yesterday's snow added to the piles, but we'll keep muttering the magic word "spring" and it will eventually disappear.
7 comments
Yes! In the midst of all the snow and cold, the green and all the other bright colors inside must be energizing.
We're going into sensory deprivation with all this snow, Alison. Nevertheless, spring IS on its way, slowly but surely.
Enjoyed my visit today. Nice tour of the show. Even with all the cold we are all having, the flower show does us well! JC
That it does!
Hello Helen !
I love the architecture of those buildings and the mono chrome look to it all with that photograph was gorgeous.
Yes .. we are all going to need a BIG break from all of this WHITE pretty soon … another storm is kicking in and more snow falling .. I am going to go bonkers or make another plant order … hum ? .. maybe I should do both ? LOL
Love the fabulous colour from the mural !
Joy : )
Nice to see you, Joy! Yesterday's snow added to the piles, but we'll keep muttering the magic word "spring" and it will eventually disappear.
Love the cyclamen and the red twig dogwood hedge!